Modern Combat Blackout balance patch incoming

Gameloft has announced a new balance patch update for Modern Combat Blackout. For the most patch, a ton of weapon adjustments are being implemented.

The full patch notes are as follows:

GENERAL

• Aim Assist enabled for Multiplayer

Bug Fix

• Fixed a Military Support visual bug for Time Limited Events where acquired Boosters’ icons were not being displayed properly.
• Fixed incorrect item descriptions for some items (armors, camos, trinkets, killsigns) that can only be unlocked via Daily Deal in the Black Market.
• Performance stability update to avoid FPS drops.

WEAPON BALANCE

• Overall improved Tier 1 to Tier 3 Weapons across all Classes to provide a competitive edge against higher-tiered weapons. Starting players shouldn’t have such a difficult time facing veterans now.
• Reduced damage and range for weapons with the Target Lock function.
• Improved Heavy and Support Class performance.

Assault Rifles

• COMPAKT-665 [Tier 1]
  • Increased Max Damage from 17 to 19
• UFIA PSD-2 [Tier 3]
  • Increased Max Damage from 18 to 19
• PR39 [Tier 7]
  • Increased Min Damage from 10 to 12
  • Reduced Max Damage from 17 to 16

Shotguns

• Shotguns should now behave as the short-range burst weapons they are.
  • Weapon Range reduced from 100 to 30
• ROMKET – 178 [Tier 1]
  • Increased Min Damage from 54 to 60
  • Increased Max Damage from 126 to 138
• SMASS-410 [Tier 3]
  • Increased Min Damage from 60 to 66
  • Increased Max Damage from 120 to 132
• DS-1310 [Tier 4]
  • Increased Min Damage from 48 to 54

Sniper Rifles

• ASIX-338 [Tier 1]
  • Increased Min Damage from 35 to 40
  • Increased Max Damage from 45 to 47
• NORBOK-36 [Tier 2]
  • Increased Min Damage from 39 to 45
  • Increased Max Damage from 49 to 50
• IMP-S [Tier 6]
  • Reduced Min Damage from 200 to 90
  • Reduced Max Damage from 200 to 90
  • Reduced Splash Damage from 100 to 30

SMGs

• SABRE-S2 [Tier 1]
  • Increased Min Damage from 12 to 14
  • Increased Max Damage from 18 to 19
• KRUBE-37 [Tier 2]
  • Increased Min Damage from 7 to 9
  • Increased Max Damage from 10 to 11

Handguns

• MSG 33 [Tier 1]
  • Increased Min Damage from 20 to 21
  • Increased Max Damage from 23 to 24
• MEK R3 [Tier 2]
  • Increased Min Damage from 20 to 22
  • Increased Max Damage from 27 to 29
• LUKS-MK2 [Tier 3]
  • Increased Min Damage from 27 to 30

RPGs

• Limited ammo and a low accuracy on the Heavy’s Secondary weapons meant they weren’t as reliable as we intended. We have increased their damage output overall.
• It’s now a good counter to Kommanders and Sapper Turrets.
• S-41 GL [Tier 1]
  • Increased Splash Damage from 60 to 120
• HEV MK 51 [Tier 2]
  • Decreased Splash Damage from 80 to 75
• CTK-88 CRUMPLOR [Tier 3]
  • Decreased Splash Damage from 90 to 80
• ZAB IS07 [Tier 4]
  • Increased Splash Damage from 60 to 110
• LGR 35 [Tier 6]
  • Increased Splash Damage from 60 to 105
• COM 4 [Tier 7]
  • Increased Splash Damage from 80 to 85
• V.L.A.D. [Prestige]
  • Reduced Min Damage from 500 to 150
  • Reduced Max Damage from 500 to 150
• FIREFLY [Prestige]
  • Increased Splash Damage from 30 to 50

LMGs

• We realized the Support class needed to be a little more competitive across the board in order to become relevant. So we increased its weapon damage overall.
• SODAW-74 [Tier 1]
  • Increased Min Damage from 10 to 12
  • Increased Max Damage from 14 to 16
• RSR 45 [Tier 2]
  • Increased Min Damage from 12 to 14
  • Increased Max Damage from 12 to 14
• AX-100 II [Tier 3]
  • Increased Max Damage from 17 to 18
• Stainen 56 [Tier 4]
  • Increased Min Damage from 12 to 13
• QKR-89 [Tier 5]
  • Increased Min Damage from 10 to 12
• OR-HE [Prestige]
  • Increased Min Damage from 11 to 13
  • Increased Max Damage from 14 to 15
• R.C.F.-08 [Prestige]
  • Increased Min Damage from 12 to 14
  • Increased Max Damage from 15 to 16

EXPERIMENTAL WEAPONS

• We all knew this would be necessary. Reduced damage overall.
• SLS-3 [Tier 1]
  • Reduced Min Damage from 22 to 6
  • Reduced Max Damage from 23 to 8
  • Reduced Weapon Range from 200 to 40
  • Decreased Multitargeting from 3 to 1
  • Decreased Target Lock Range from 30 meters to 15 meters
  • Decreased Target Lock Time from 2 to 1.5 seconds
• Maelstrom [Tier 4]
  • Reduced Min Damage from 32 to 16
  • Reduced Max Damage from 44 to 24
• VERR POWER [Prestige]
  • Reduced Min Damage from 200 to 85
  • Reduced Max Damage from 200 to 85
• SPEC-38A [Prestige]
  • Reduced Min Damage from 70 to 40
  • Reduced Max Damage from 90 to 50

SHORT-BARREL RIFLES

• A lot of negative experiences stemmed from this weapon being unbalanced.
• AAW-1 [Tier 1]
  • Reduced Min Damage from 8 to 6
  • Reduced Max Damage from 10 to 8
  • Reduced Weapon Range from 200 to 40
  • Decreased Target Lock Range from 100 meters to 20 meters
  • Increased Target Lock Time from 0 to 1 second

TURRETS

• Turrets should not have the same lifespan as a player. So we reduced overall Turret Health by 50%.
• Turrets shouldn’t deal as much damage as a player either. So we reduced overall Turret Damage by 30% – 40%
• Micro Turret [Tier 1]
  • Weapon Range Decreased from 20 to 15
• Assault Turret[Tier 3]
  • Reduced Min Damage from 10 to 7
  • Reduced Max Damage from 10 to 7
• Sniper Turret [Tier 4]
  • Reduced Min Damage from 35 to 20
  • Reduced Max Damage from 35 to 20
• Rocket Turret [Tier 5]
  • Reduced Min Damage from 45 to 30
  • Reduced Max Damage from 45 to 30
• Shoulder Gun [Tier 6]
  • Reduced Min Damage from 17 to 10
  • Reduced Max Damage from 17 to 10
  • Reduced Weapon Range from 30 to 10
• Shotgun Turret [Tier 7]
  • Reduced Min Damage from 42 to 24
  • Reduced Max Damage from 42 to 24

MODULAR WEAPONS

• O.L.I. [Tier 1]
  • Increased Min Damage from 5 to 7
  • Increased Max Damage from 9 to 10
• MN-KROM [Tier 2]
  • Increased Min Damage from 7 to 9
  • Increased Max Damage from 12 to 13
• M.U.C. [Tier 3]
  • Reduced Max Damage from 10 to 9
  • Reduced Weapon Range from 200 to 40
  • Reduced Target Lock Range from 100 meters to 20 meters
  • Increased Target Lock Time from 0 to 1 second

Light Tactical Guns

• XSSG [Tier 3]
  • Decreased Max Damage from 16 to 15
• Severance [Tier 6]
  • Decreased Min Damage from 60 to 48
  • Decreased Max Damage from 120 to 96
  • Reduced Weapon Range from 100 to 30

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